Belonging to the Nation : : Inclusion and Exclusion in the Polish-German Borderlands, 1939-1951 / / John J. Kulczycki.
In 1939 Nazis identified Polish citizens of German origin and granted them legal status as ethnic Germans of the Reich. After the war Poland did just the opposite: searched out Germans of Polish origin and offered them Polish citizenship. John Kulczycki's account underscores the processes of in...
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2016 |
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Place / Publishing House: | Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2016] ©2016 |
Year of Publication: | 2016 |
Language: | English |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (416 p.) :; 3 maps, 9 tables |
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Other title: | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Maps -- Introduction -- 1. The Disputed Polish-German Borderlands -- 2. The German Occupation of Poland -- 3. The Creation of a New Poland -- 4. The Recovered Lands and Their Inhabitants -- 5. The Prologue to Polonizing Identities -- 6. The Initial Polish Government Nationality Measures -- 7. After the Potsdam Conference -- 8. The Central Government and Nationality Verification -- 9. The Rehabilitation of Volksdeutsche in 1946 -- 10. A Year of Crucial Changes -- 11. Nationality Policies Following the End of Mass Expulsion -- 12. The Status of Autochthons at the End of 1949 -- 13. The Last Phase of Nationality Verification and Rehabilitation -- Conclusion -- Abbreviations -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Index |
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Summary: | In 1939 Nazis identified Polish citizens of German origin and granted them legal status as ethnic Germans of the Reich. After the war Poland did just the opposite: searched out Germans of Polish origin and offered them Polish citizenship. John Kulczycki's account underscores the processes of inclusion and exclusion that mold national communities. |
Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9780674969551 9783110485103 9783110485189 9783110638585 |
DOI: | 10.4159/9780674969551 |
Access: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | John J. Kulczycki. |